page_title: Tiesj Benoot
section_title: Lotto–Soudal (2015–19)
hierarchical_section_title: Tiesj Benoot / Career / Lotto–Soudal (2015–19)
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context_page_description: Tiesj Benoot is a Belgian cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam Team Sunweb.
context_section_description: Benoot turned professional with the Belgian UCI World Tour team Lotto–Soudal in 2015, after riding for the team's under 23 outfit in 2013 and 2014, and riding some races as a stagiaire in autumn 2014.
  Benoot made an instant impact in the professional ranks by placing fifth in his first Tour of Flanders. Later in the season he showed his abilities in stage races, finishing second overall behind Greg Van Avermaet at the 2015 Tour of Belgium. He also claimed three top-10 finishes in stages of the Critérium du Dauphiné.
  Benoot showed climbing ability at the 2017 Critérium du Dauphiné, where he finished 12th overall. In June 2017, he was named in the startlist for the 2017 Tour de France. Benoot finished 20th overall in his first Grand Tour.
  Benoot won his first professional race in March 2018, soloing to victory in the UCI World Tour's Strade Bianche in torrential rain after attacking from a chasing group to catch leaders Romain Bardet (AG2R La Mondiale) and Wout van Aert (Vérandas Willems–Crelan) before dropping them in the final sector of dirt roads. Benoot soloed to victory by 39 seconds ahead of Bardet.
  In August 2018, he was named in the startlist for the 2018 Vuelta a España.
caption: Benoot at the 2017 Tour de France
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